Abortion Funding and Health Care

Oct 27, 2009

C-SPAN | Washington Journal

Representative Bart Stupak talked about his perspective on health care legislation that House Democratic leaders are expected to unveil later in the week. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program.
Representative Bart Stupak talked about his perspective on health care legislation that House Democratic leaders are expected to unveil later in the week. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program.

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00:00:03 HOST WE CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT HEALTH CARE AS BOTH CHAMBERS MOVE TOWARDS CONSIDERING LEGISLATION...
00:00:27 GUEST YES, OF THE OVERALL DIRECTION HOST: WHICH MEANS TO YOU?
00:00:34 GUEST I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE PUBLIC OPTION. THE SENATE ADDED A PROVISION YESTERDAY WHERE STATES CAN...
00:01:19 HOST WE KNOW YOU HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE DEBATE OVER FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ABORTION PROCEDURES. YOU ARE THE...
00:01:33 GUEST SURE, WE BELIEVE IN A MAJORITY OF AMERICANS BELIEVE WE SHOULD NOT BE USING PUBLIC FUNDS TO PAY FOR...
00:02:32 HOST WHAT IS LEADERSHIP TELLING YOU?
00:02:35 GUEST NOT A LOT. WE TALK BACK-AND-FORTH, TRIED TO FIND COMMON LANGUAGE. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE HAS BEEN NO...
00:03:30 HOST ARE YOU IN YOUR 40 COLLEAGUES WILLING TO GO NO IF THIS IS IN IT?
00:03:36 GUEST SOMEWHERE IN THE PROCESS WE HAVE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE NO YOUR CONSCIENCE. IF WE DO NOT...
00:04:23 HOST WHAT ARE THE CALLS AND E- MAIL MESSAGES COMING INTO YOUR OFFICE SINCE THIS HAS BECOME A WELL-KNOWN...
00:04:30 GUEST IT IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. I DID IT TOWN HALL MEETINGS LAST WEEK IN MY DISTRICT. MOST PEOPLE APPLAUDED...
00:05:17 HOST YOU CALL THIS A VOTE OF CONSCIENCE. ARE YOU WILLING TO PROCEED EVEN IF IT COSTS YOU YOUR SEAT?
00:05:25 GUEST YES, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE I AM. IT REFLECTS MY DISTRICT. IF IT COSTS ME MY SEAT, SO BE IT.
00:05:33 HOST FIRST CALL, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I AM A CATHOLIC WHO IS A REPUBLICAN PRIMARILY...
00:06:23 GUEST THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE PROGRESSIVE WING OF OUR PARTY LIKES THE LEGISLATION AS WRITTEN. THE CAPS...
00:07:05 HOST NEW YORK, JOE. CALLER: THANKS FOR TAKING MY CALL. MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE TORT REFORM ISSUE AND...
00:07:28 GUEST AS YOU HEARD THE PRESIDENT SAY ON SEPTEMBER 8 AS HE ADDRESSED THE NATION, THE LAST PERSON HEAR PETE...
00:09:16 HOST TAMMY IN FLORIDA, ON THE LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. CALLER: THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN...
00:10:33 GUEST HEALTHCARE HAS BEEN A BILL INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS SINCE ABOUT 1912 WHEN TEDDY ROOSEVELT FIRST TALK...
00:12:03 HOST THIS VIEWER FROM NEW JERSEY RIGHTS -- -- WRITES --
00:12:20 GUEST YES, AND THE OTHER CONCERN THAT I HAVE IN SCHIP WHICH WE EXPANDED THIS YEAR. NOW 10 MILLION MORE CHILDREN...
00:13:22 HOST THIS YOUR HAS A CONCERN ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT. THAT PERHAPS MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHICH IS ONE STATE...
00:13:33 GUEST THAT IS POSSIBLE. COLORADO HAS A CATASTROPHIC FUND FOR FAMILIES. IF YOU CHECK OUT IDAHO WHICH DOES...
00:14:07 HOST ST. CLAIR SHORES, MICH.. CALLER: BANKS TO C-SPAN, FIRST OF ALL. AND TO REPRESENTATIVES STUPAK, I'M...
00:15:09 GUEST THE CALLER IS RIGHT THAT BLUE CROSS, BLUE SHIELD HAS RAISE THEIR RATES AS HIGH AS 40% FOR SOME INDIVIDUAL...
00:17:07 HOST THE NEXT QUESTION COMES ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU FOR C-SPAN. REP,...
00:17:44 GUEST I DON'T KNOW WHERE ANY INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD HAVE A WOMAN WITH A C-SECTION AND THEN CLIMB THEY HAVE...
00:18:32 HOST ON SUNDAY NIGHT THERE WAS A REPORT ON MEDICARE. LET ME SHOW THE OPENING. LET ME COME BACK TO HAVE...
00:18:43 Unidentified Speaker OF ALL THE PROBLEMS FACING THE U.S. RIGHT NOW NONE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN HEALTH CARE. PRESIDENT...
00:19:45 GUEST WE HAVE DONE A NUMBER OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS AND SHUN WHERE INEFFICIENCIES AND FRAUD GOES ON. MANY...
00:20:52 HOST NEW YORK, DAVID IS ON FOR CONGRESSMAN STUPAK. CALLER: GOOD MORNING TO ALL. JUST BRIEFLY, I WAS WONDERING...
00:22:47 GUEST JUDGES SHOULD NOT BE MAKING DECISIONS ON HEALTH CARE OR THE COSTS OF IT. BUT THERE WAS A FRONT-PAGE...
00:24:15 HOST WE GET THIS MESSAGE BY TWITTER FROM MS. MILLER.
00:24:30 GUEST IN 3200 AS WRITTEN, YES, IF PRESCRIBED BY A DOCTOR.
00:24:37 HOST DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT?
00:24:41 GUEST NO, NOT FOR THAT, ONLY FOR ABORTION. CALLER: GOOD MIND, I HAVE A BASIC QUESTION. IN THIS WHOLE DISCUSSION...
00:26:18 GUEST IN OUR COUNTRY EMPLOYER- BASED -- THE EMPLOYER WAS THE ONE WHO PROVIDED HEALTH CARE. IT CAME OUT IN...
00:28:56 GUEST THE CALLER IS CORRECT UNDER THAT HEALTH PLAN, WE WILL CLOSE THAT DOUGHNUT HOLE. THE SECRETARY OF HHS...
00:30:09 HOST HOW DO YOU ANTICIPATE THAT YOUR POLICY DIRECTION WILL TURN OUT?
00:30:14 GUEST IT IS HARD TO SAY. THOSE OF US WHO ARE RIGHT TO LIFE ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE TRIED TO BLOCK A ROLE...
00:31:22 HOST CONGRESSMAN BART STUPAK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL HAVE 10 MINUTES OF OPEN PHONES. YOU CAN CONTINUE...
00:31:57 Unidentified Speaker MORE ON LAST WEEKEND'S VIOLENCE IN IRAQ. AND AL QAEDA AT-LINKED GROUP IS CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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